March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month OPWDD invites you to meet 31 people whose stories make them “One of A Kind.”
#bFair2DirectCare Across New York on Friday, March 8th, 2019 Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Rochester Events Push Living Wage for Direct Care Workers
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Celebrating Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month -- #DDAwareness19
Important Weather Alert for Monday, March 4th Early Childhood, Children's Day Program, and Adult Day Services Notification. Click Read Full Story for more information.
DDI Welcomes New Board Members Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), the leading service provider for children and adults with autism on Long Island, announced the recent appointment of Adam Guttell, Esq., Kevin Long, and Cynthia Rosenthal, D.O. to serve on DDI's Board of Directors. The newly appointed members will help to oversee the agency that supports more than 1,500 children and adults.
New ID Card Helps First Responders Understand People with Autism When it Matters Most It's designed to make first responders aware of a person's communication and behavioral challenges in situations where both could be key to public safety.
New York State is Now Issuing Free Identity Cards for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities A new state law now makes identification cards available to people who have a medically diagnosed developmental disability. These new I/DD ID cards are meant to be presented to law enforcement, firefighters and emergency medical services personnel to aid in the communication process.
Women of Human Services Non-Profits Letter to Governor: Women's Equality Agenda must include funds for sector where 80% of workers are women More than 2,000 signatures urge Governor to “act now” as a matter of gender equity.
